North Waziristan: 16 militants killed, two army soldiers martyred
Security forces killed 16 militants during operations in North Waziristan, while two Pakistan Army soldiers embraced martyrdom. The operations targeted militant hideouts across the district and surrounding areas. According to the military, the action dealt a major blow to militant networks. Both soldiers lost their lives during exchanges of fire with militants. The Inter-Services Public […]
In North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military's media wing reported that two soldiers were martyred and 14 terrorists were killed in recent operations. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that multiple khwarij locations were targeted in the areas of Mir Ali, Datta Khel, and surrounding regions. Following intense fire exchanges, 12 khwarij, including two Afghan nationals linked to the Indian-sponsored Fitna al Khwarij group, were eliminated in Ali Khel, while two more were neutralized in Mir Ali and Datta Khel.
Havildar Asmat Ali and Naik Aftab Ali lost their lives in the operations. Weapons and ammunition were recovered from the slain terrorists, who were actively involved in various terrorist activities, including the murder of innocent civilians. The military pledged to continue the sanitization efforts to eliminate any remaining terrorists in these areas, emphasizing that the counterterrorism campaign would persist with all its might to eradicate the threat of foreign-sponsored terrorism from Pakistan.
President Asif Ali Zardari expressed gratitude to the security forces for their successful operation and offered condolences to the families of the two martyred soldiers. The Azm-i-Istehkam campaign against foreign-sponsored terrorism was expected to continue unabated until the complete eradication of the last terrorist from the country.
The operations followed a day after ISPR announced the killing of 74 terrorists in Inter-Service Board actions (IBOs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. On Friday, it reported the deaths of 43 terrorists during 48-hour operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including 35 in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, and eight in Orakzai. Additionally, 31 terrorists were killed in Balochistan during an operation launched on November 3.
Terrorism has been on the rise in Pakistan, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, since the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended its ceasefire deal with the government in November 2022, vowing to intensify attacks. According to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, the country's security environment remained volatile from October 30 to November 5, 2026, with renewed terrorist activity in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and former tribal districts, coupled with intensified counterterrorism operations and shifting patterns of militant violence.
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